Presence of Pathogens and Indicator Microbes at a Non-Point Source Subtropical Recreational Marine Beach

• Published in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology Vol. 76; no. 3; pp. 724 - 732
• Main Authors: Abdelzaher, Amir M, Wright, Mary E, Ortega, Cristina, Solo-Gabriele, Helena M, Miller, Gary, Elmir, Samir, Newman, Xihui, Shih, Peter, Bonilla, J. Alfredo, Bonilla, Tonya D, Palmer, Carol J, Scott, Troy, Lukasik, Jerzy, Harwood, Valerie J, McQuaig, Shannon, Sinigalliano, Chris, Gidley, Maribeth, Plano, Lisa R.W, Zhu, Xiaofang, Wang, John D, Fleming, Lora E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01.02.2010; American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
• Subjects: Animals; Bacteria; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Bathing Beaches - standards; Beaches; Biological and medical sciences; Clostridium perfringens; Clostridium perfringens - isolation & purification; Cryptosporidium; Cryptosporidium - isolation & purification; Enterococcus; Enterococcus - isolation & purification; Enterococcus faecium; Enterococcus faecium - isolation & purification; Enterovirus; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollutants - isolation & purification; Escherichia coli; Escherichia coli - isolation & purification; Florida; Fresh Water - microbiology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Giardia; Hepatitis A virus; Humans; Microbiology; Norovirus; Parasites - isolation & purification; Polyomavirus - isolation & purification; Protozoa; Public Health Microbiology; Recreation; Seawater - microbiology; Seawater - parasitology; Seawater - virology; Silicon Dioxide; Staphylococcus aureus; Studies; Vibrio vulnificus; Viruses - genetics; Viruses - isolation & purification; Water Microbiology; Water pollution; Water Supply; Florida; Marine environment; Pathogenic; Microorganism

Swimming in ocean water, including ocean water at beaches not impacted by known point sources of pollution, is an increasing health concern. This study was an initial evaluation of the presence of indicator microbes and pathogens and the association among the indicator microbes, pathogens, and envir...